The dogs pictured here are the LUCKY ones, the ones who have found their forever homes. Sadly, this is not always the case. All of us who are involved with Above & Beyond English Setter Rescue try our best to ensure that all the dogs needing a home find their own Happily Setter After family.

To the families of Above & Beyond, if you have a new picture or update on your fur baby that you'd like to share, we'd love to hear from you! Please contact June VanDemark and she will share your information with the A and B family.

Bridger Littman is a 8 month old tricolored female setter who joined our family 4 weeks ago. Bridger’s original owner and breeder trained Bridger to hunt, but Bridger was afraid of the gun. So, he dumped her in a kill shelter. Bridger does not like loud noises. Slamming doors, loud vacuum cleaners, and thunderstorms scare Bridger. That’s just fine, because she takes cover between my husband and I. And we love to snuggle with Bridger! We have tried to train Bridger to sleep in a crate, but she waits for us each night on our bed. And we love to sleep with Bridger! Everything in the great outdoors is exciting for Bridger. Birds, birds, birds! Bridger wants every bird that she sees! Bridger is our little princess, and the world is her oyster. Bridger loves her woods and fields, and her recall is strong. She is off for a summer in the mountains and a swim at the ocean. Bridger has found her home. Thank you Above and Beyond for Bridger.

Hunter Graham

I am so thankful that I have Hunter added to my family!

Willie Littman

Willie Littman is a white and orange spotted setter who joined our family in November. At that time, he was a timid and starved for affection 14 month old boy. Willie’s hind quarters were underdeveloped because of lack of appropriate diet and exercise. Willie has since developed into a healthy, powerful, happy go lucky puppy boy. Willie loves his bones, chew toys, hotdogs and cheese. He runs and plays most of the day. Willie can often be seen dragging his bed, family underwear, and towels throughout the house and out his doggie door. Willie makes us laugh. He has learned to retrieve balls inside. However if you throw a ball for Willie in the great outdoors, you might not see him again for an hour. Faithful Willie will come home, but just not white. So, he is better off inside his protected fence. Willie is a true setter. Willie is also a lover. He snuggles and gives great kisses. Willie is safe and loved in his forever home. Thank you Above and Beyond for Willie.

Chloe Peterson-Pietro

We thought you'd like an update on our wonderful family member. We adopted Chloe (previously known as KY Sally) last October and fell in love with her instantly. Within 48 hours of coming to us most of her quickly. What a snuggler! Within 2 weeks, she was clean, healthy, healed from her injuries, and had learned all her commands. She had a difficult spring while we tried to figure out what exactly she was allergic to, but now that we know she can only tolerate salmon, she's healthy and happy again. She is so friendly with a great temperament. She loves our daily walk/run, but the rest of the day she spends in her comfy bed. We're so thankful we were able to adopt her, she fits our family perfectly. A big thank you to all who make this organization a success!Sincerely,The Petersen-Pietro Family

Ruby D'Onofrio

Ruby is a love, all she wants is love and attention; she is not hyper-active which is young. She loves to run in the backyard and knows that I am a push over Anytime she does her little begging dance in front of me (front paws up in the air); I will let her out or pet and play with her. She is great with my two grandchildren (1 1/2 and 4 years of age) We also have a cat She and the cat spar with each other (reminds me of my kids, who are grown up now). Her only problem is she gets car sick. We can't take her anywhere and when she has to stay home; she gets bored and chews. Ruby is doing well.and we love her. Maureen and Henry D'Onofrio

Sir James Sorensen

females, who are 5 year old litter mates. Sir James loves to grab a toy a get chased at full speed around the pool by me and /or the comedian - he is so affectionate and animated. With his rooing he will absolutely tell you off if he doesn't like something or wants attention. He thinks he is a lap dog - and definitely a cuddle bunny. We are amazed that such a large dog can stand on his hind legs for over a minute, or actually lay on his back and play with a bone or a toy by batting it with his paws. We are so happy to have him and wish we had room for three more. We are truly blessed to have this handsome boy as part of our family "pack." Thank you A and B for saving as many as you do. Tom and Joyce Sorensen

Otis Smarsh

Otis continues to be a wonderful, loving sweetheart and we are so fortunate to have him in our family. We love the way he greets anyone with his loud ROOOOS! And he loves watchdog because he never barks and greets anyone coming to the house with wags and smiles. Otis lives for his daily walks. Otis is five years old now and we are so thankful to Tom and Ruth Butz for pointing us to Above & Beyond English Setter Rescue one year ago. We can't imagine life without him.Thank you all for the wonderful work you do to give these wonderful dogs a happier life

Jake Parker/Hansen

Jake was originally from Texas, adopted via A&B to Vermont, returned to A&B by the first family and placed at a Doggie Daycare in Rutland. Finding VTJAKE on your website that December 2007 appeared to be fate- and now, a full two years later we know that to be true. Jake is well known and loved in his Grand Isle home, this is his time of year as he "co-pilots" my husband's snow removal efforts. Many of our 20+ customers make sure to flag Keith down to insure Jake gets his treat. Jake has recently begun training me- when I give him an apple (his latest and more healthy snack of choice) and it rolls away I often get up, retrieve it to bring to him- only another Setter family can understand the look on his face when I complete my trick- and I get a kiss. We look forward to a long life with the "heart" of our family. Thank you for all the work you folks do. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2010, Pat Parker/Keith Hansen.

Rascal Burns

moment he walked in the door. He was so sweet and lovable and skittish as anything. He was very timid and shy. He has come a long way and is much more comfortable with us. Rascal takes strong hugs from our two little boys and enjoys looking out the window with Drew who is just his height. His favorite past time is lounging with our six year old daughter as she reads, watches tv, or plays with her leapster.We are blessed to have Rascal and thank you all again for getting him safely to us. We thank Jeff and Laura once again for doing such a wonderful job fostering Rascal and we know he missed your kiddos!!!

Sissy Kottmeier

I just want to share Sissy’s story with the ES Rescue Group. We adopted Sissy in August of this year and drove from Colorado to Kentucky to pick her up. Sissy is having a wonderful life in Colorado, and recently finished her obedience training class at the very top of her class having achieved the highest score on her final exam. She is pictured here on graduation night with her proud dad, Tom. We are very grateful to all in the ES Rescue group that helped to bring this wonderful dog into our lives. She is a joy to us every day.Thanks again, Layne & Tom Kottmeier

Hyacinth

Miss Hyacinth (Hyde) has been with us for 7 months with her fur siblings Teddy and Callie Lou. Her favorite thing to do in the winter is chase birds. Summertime is when she goes frogging in the ponds. Miss Hy is a true English setter non stop when she is outside and the perfect lady when she is in the house. We could not have asked for a better addition to our family.

Abby Young

Abby Young has found her forever home and her best friend, Holly who is 10. We rescued Abby in January and she has adjusted extremely well and quickly. Abby however has found her Best Friend in Holly. When they are together Abby is happy but when Holly leaves and Abby doesn't go with her she whines and cries like a baby. To get Holly's attention she will steal her stuffed animals or any object she can get from her room and prance in front of Holly until Holly pays attention to her.

Cali Wood

Cali is regaining her health and settling nicely into her forever home. She can't quite understand why the cat doesn't like to play with her, and she still is afraid of sudden noises and anything that looks like a stick, but she is doing much better. While she does need a lot of another furry little one to call my own. Thanks again, Dawn

Marco Miller

Marco has lived with us for about a year, having arrived at our home on January 19, 2009. He had previously lived near Cincinnati and was transported out here by the A&B Transport team. We live in the woods of Maine and Marco is right at home here. He loves the freedom of being able to roam in the woods and all the smells around here really fascinate him. He has become well known in the community because of his antics and he has been a total joy to us. Marco has found his home with us.Don Miller

Callie

We adopted Callie nearly a year ago and we cannot begin to describe the joy she has brought to our family. Callie has lots of energy and enjoys going for walks and running at the dog park. She is also a couch potato! When we adopted Callie she was having a litter of 4 pups shortly after her rescue. She has gained about 5 pounds and is very healthy. Callie travels well and loves to see new places. We are just so happy she is a part of our family!

Kimmie

It's been over a year since we adopted considering she was a caged dog for 7 years for breeding purposes. Terrified of men, not housebroken and scared of every household noise. Today she is pretty housebroken, sleeps next to my husband and now goes out for him. Still is a constant barker and still flinches at certain noises. We kept her name as we thought it was too traumatic to do otherwise. She is very attached to me.

Ivory Seaton

Ivory has been here a year and several months, and she has become my travel companion. She is content to sit in the back seat so she can roam from window to window to see what is happening. She is always ready to go when she sees me put on shoes and head for the door.When Ivory comes in from her yard adventures, she now comes to me for love and attention. A good head rub quickly turns into a roll over to get her belly rubbed. She learned to play with toys and can entertain herself for hours. She has truly enriched the lives of all of my family members

Ref Sutherland

eferee is such a wonderful dog! My life with Ref started with a simple note in November 2008, from June of A & B: “How about fostering Ref?” I think I fell for this dog before I even met him, after reading the info that A&B knew about his past. Referee had perfect house manners from the first moment he arrived. I was pleasantly surprised. I was even happier when I discovered that Ref was sweet and gentle with my 14-year old Sheltie. As the days went along, I found that Referee was also great with my niece and nephew and with everyone he meets. It wasn’t all perfect, though, in those early months! Twice, Ref scaled my 4-foot fence with ease, and enthusiastically “hunted” my woodsy neighborhood for more than an hour before I found him in the woods behind a neighbor’s house, wildly, happily flushing the winter birds. I worked hard to teach Ref a good recall, and he’s very reliable now. I feel so very lucky to have Ref in my family. Yes, that’s right – I failed Fostering 101, and I adopted Referee very soon after he arrived at my home. He’s in his forever home now.

Lulu Glines

Lulu loves to be outside. The dogs can't wait to get up and go for their walk in the morning and again at night. She loves attention and she can be quite the clown. The first day I took her to doggie day care with Hazel - she jumped up on the front desk (all 4 legs - not just 2!) and totally surprised everyone. Luckily the girl at the desk thought it was funny - it was a first!Lulu has adjusted well and is a very happy and healthy girl. She has made Hazel and me very happy. She is a great addition to the family and we love her very much!Emily Glines

Bella Kovach

Once a timid little girl, now everyone loves her and she loves everyone. She has put on weight and her vet says she is now the perfect size at 36.2 pounds Her new dad is her favorite friend and she has developed a communication routine that they understand (she loves to cuddle with her new mom while watching TV in the evenings). Everyone tells us how pretty she is and how well mannered she is. She has made our life more complete.